CBS May Be in Trouble for Flacco F-Bomb

Parents Television Council wants FCC to investigate
By Evann Gastaldo,  Newser Staff
Posted Feb 4, 2013 9:53 AM CST
CBS May Be in Trouble for Flacco F-Bomb
Baltimore Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco (5) holds up the the Vince Lombardi Trophy after defeating the San Francisco 49ers 34-31 in the NFL Super Bowl XLVII football game, Feb. 3, 2013, in New Orleans.   (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Another Super Bowl will be investigated by the FCC—not for a wardrobe malfunction this time, but for an F-bomb. While celebrating last night's win, Baltimore Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco appeared to say, "This is f---ing awesome," Politico reports. Another player apparently said, "Holy shit." The Parents Television Council has, of course, asked the FCC to investigate, and CBS could be hit with a complaint for not bleeping out the words. But before anybody gets out their checkbook, the Baltimore Sun notes that the curses took place after the FCC's so-called indecency rule expired at 10pm, and that it hasn't had a ton of luck in pursuing such fines. (More Joe Flacco stories.)

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